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adverbs with the verb often, certainly etc

Some adverbs, for example always or certainly, usually go wi t h t h e v e r b .
ho w o f t e n : always often usually sometimes ever hardly ever [='almost never') never
ho w c e r t a i n l y : certainly definitely probably
ot h e r : already also just still even only
These adverbs go before most verbs, but after auxiliary verbs [have, will, can, must etc) and after
am/are/is/was/were.

BEFORE MOST VERBS AFTER AUXILIARY VERBS AND AM ETC
I always read in the evenings. I have always enjoyed reading.
Andy often goes to New York. He can often get cheap flights.
She hardly ever sees him. He is hardly ever at home.
I certainly like London. It will certainly rain tomorrow.
We only want to see Barbara. We are only here to see Barbara.
Jack already knows Sophie. Jack has already met Sophie.

Put the adverbs in the correct places.
► I speak French, but people know that I'm English, [often; always)

I speate, Frewch, bu.t people alw a ys tei/vowthat Vwc EiA-ojllsh.

1 Jake eats fish. He eats fish for breakfast, [always; even)

2 Ann plays tennis, but she plays in the evenings, [often; only)

3 Edward puts tomato sauce on everything. He puts it on ice cream, [usually;probably)

4 I forget names. I forget faces, [sometimes; never)

5 Jane gets angry, and she shouts at people, [hardly ever; never)

6 I get to the station on time, and the train is late, [always; always)

7 I will phone you tomorrow, and I will write next week, [definitely; probably)

8 I drink tea. I drink coffee, [usually; sometimes)

9 Your sister is a good singer. She is a very interesting person, [certainly; also)

10 My mother is asleep. I think she is ill. [still; probably)

In qu e s t i o ns , these adverbs usually go af t e r a u x i l i a r y v e r b + su b j e c t .
Do you ever write poems? Has Mary always lived here? Are you often in London ?

^ Put the adverbs in the correct places.
1 Do you play cards? [often) ..................................................................................

2 Have you been to Tibet? [ever) ............................................................................
3 Are you happy? [always) ....................................................................................
4 Does the boss take a holiday? (ever) ...................................................................

5 Do you eat in restaurants? [usually) ....................................................................
6 Is Bethany ill? [still) .............................................................................................

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